CCTV's "Today's Statement" column recently reported a case in which a programmer born in the 1990s made more than 7 million in less than a year by developing illegal video transfer software and was eventually sentenced.
A well-known domestic short video platform reported to the police that someone was selling an illegal software on the Internet. People who use the software can bypass the review mechanism of their platform and directly steal other people's works for publication. An investigation by the police in Taizhou, Zhejiang found that behind this was an illegal and criminal industrial chain. The upstream of the criminal gang developed and produced illegal software and evaded platform supervision by changing the code of the short video platform.
https://tv.cctv.com/2024/04/27/VIDEDN7F4BCUq7qJlJYX98sv240427.shtml
The core content of this case:
1. This software is used for video transfer. It bypasses original verification through functions such as video mirroring, watermark removal, draft replacement, and camera replacement. The modified video is supported on mainstream video platforms such as Kuaishou, Douyin, Xiaohongshu, and Xigua Video. release.
2. Users achieve the purpose of quickly increasing their account followers and monetizing them by uploading other people’s high-quality videos.
3. Software developer Zhou, born in 1996, quit his job to focus on independent development at home because he found the commute to work too long.
4. After the development is completed, attract potential customers by posting articles on the external network, find sales downlines, and agree on sales rebates. Software charging rules are 90 yuan/quarter.
5. From May 22 to March 23, Zhou made a cumulative profit of more than 7 million yuan, and a cumulative sales rebate of more than 2 million yuan.
6. On November 16, 2023, Chen, who was in charge of sales, was sentenced to 3 years in prison with a suspended sentence of 3 years and 2 months for providing program tools that invaded and illegally controlled computer information systems. Zhou, who developed the software, was sentenced to 3 years in prison. 5 years probation.
Introduction to illegal video moving software:
Software developer Zhou’s technical skills were recognized by the police:
